Steering-gear and axle for automobiles.



PATENTED FEB. 25, 1908.

, M. P. HENVIS. I STEERING GEAR AND AXLE FOR AUTOMOBILES.

APPLIGATION FILED 001211, 1907.

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No. 880,450. PATENTED FEB. 25, 1903 M. P. HENVIS.

STEERING GEAR AND AXLE FOR AUTOMOBILES. APPLICATION FILED 0GT.11, 1907.

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MAURICE I. IIENVIS, OF NORFOLK, VIRGINIA, ASSIGNQR OF ONEHALF TO EPIIRIAM BALL,

OF NORFOLK, VIRGINIA.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 25, 1908.

. Application filed October 11. 1907-' Serial No. 396.966.

ing gears and axles.

The object of the invention is to provide a steering gear having no parts which are weaker than the front axle of the machine.

, or yoked portion with a vertical sleeve attached to the wheel and working on a small steel pin ranging in size from one quarter to three eighths of an inch which receives the whole'thrust and weight of the automobile or car. These pins become bent by a blow and soon break and when the machine is running ata high speed the result is dis-.

estrous.

Further objects and advantages will be more fully described herein and specifically pointed out in the claims recourse being had to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification in which Figure 1 is a sectional plan of the devices pertinent to my invention. Fig. 2 is an elevation of the outside of the hub of the wheels with the nut removed from the sleeve. ,Fig. '3 1s avlew showing the inner end of the sleeve. Fig. 4' is a plan of the wheels and axles showing partly in plan and partly in section the salient parts of the device, and F ig. Sis'an elevation of the sleeve, nut anda part of the square axle bar.

In the drawings like reference numerals indicate similar parts in all the views 1 are the wheel hubs of the rubber tired wheels 1.

2 is a sleeve having a flanged portion 3 around it.

The hubs of the wheels turn upon the sleeve as in Fig. 1, the flange 3, and the hereinafter described nut keep the wheel in place and forms a side bearing therefor.

4 is a tapered or V shaped slot the opening or divergence of the slot being towards the longitudinal center line of the automobile.

5 is a circular opcnin but provided with an annular concavity adapted to lit a certain portion of the surface of the spherical enlargements or balls 6 on each end of the shaft or front axle bar 7.

In Figs. 1 and 4 I show a rounded axle bar while in Fig. 5 a square bar or axleS is shown the latter is to be preferred. In order to assemble the parts together a thread is out on one end of. the bar 7 or 8 for screwing thereon the other ball as at 10.

.11 is a nut having a spherical. cavity or recess 12 adapted to fit half of the surface of the ball.

13 isa space for oil, 14 being an oil hole (Fig. 1).

15 are screws for holding the nut or cap 11 upon thesleeve or hollow axle pin 2.

In practice the sleeve 2 has a bracket or lug 16 (Fig. 5) for attaching arms 17 or 18 which are in turn connected to a rod 19 joining the two.

20 is a rod leading to the steering wheel on the car.

The invention permits the wheels to be mounted on a swivel and compensates for any movement given by the wheels and allows the steering arrangement to have great strength and durability. As shown the square axle 8 permits the upper portion of the recess or slot 4 to bear against it, the balls so that all friction may be avoided but sleeve, therefor can be arranged for steel this I do not show in the drawings.

As the drawing plainly shows the invention further description is deemed unnecessary.

Having described my invention what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent 1s:

1. A device of the class described comprising a sleeve adapted to mount the wheels for rotation outside of the hubs andball bearing means for said sleeve adapted to angularly position said wheels.

2. A device of the classdescribedromprising a front axle having spherical enlargements thereon extending beyond the hubs, a sleeve having a tapered recess, a nut, and means for swivel mounting the wheels outside of the hubs on said balls by the sleeve and nut.

I}. A device of prising a fixed axie having ball 0. (is extcnding outside'of the hubs a sleeve adapted to .znount the wheels having a tapered slot, said the class described comsleeve having a concavity for one hell" of the said bulls, and a e/enc ave nut ndepted to l coverthe other half of the balls. 1 4. A device 01' the class described COIll- 5 prising a a-Xle her having enlargements 0n 1 the ends thereof, a. taper slotted bushing 01 sleeve, a nut 0n the outside 01 the hubs said sleeve and nut adapted t0 inelese said enlargements, and means for altering the angle 10 of said sleeve and nut 0n the enhn'gement's.

5. A device of the clues described emurising a wheel bearing sleeve 01' bushing aving a rectangular and a circular opening,

a bell ended square shaft or axle bar for mounting the sleeve bushing for egeillutien 1 5 and a recessed nut on one end of the bushing outside of the wheel adapted to partly cover said balls on. the axle;

.ln testimony whereof 1 mm hereunln nlhxed my signature in the presence 01' two 20 witnesses.

MAURICE 'Pv llENVlS,

itnesses:

U A. C. Purim, Wmxrmu B. BURRUW. 

